Sidama Coffee S.C.

Sidama Coffee S.C.
Full name Sidama Coffee Sport Club
Nickname(s) Home coffee/ቡናና ባለበቶቹ።
Short name Sidama Buna
Founded 2006
Ground Yirgalem Danballa Stadium
Capacity 5,000
Owner Sidama Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union
Chairman Ethiopia Mengistu Sasamo
Manager Ethiopia Zeray Mulu
League Ethiopian Premier League
2018–19 8th

Sidama Coffee Sport Club (Amharic:ሲዳማ ቡና ስፖርት ክለብ, Sidamo: Sidaamu Buni) or Sidama Buna is an Ethiopian football team based in Hawassa, Ethiopia. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and compete in the top division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian Premier League.

History

Sidama Coffee was founded in 2006 (1999 E.C.) as Dara Kenema.[1] It was one of three clubs representing Sidama Zone in the South regional championships in 2006. Afterwards the club was able to advance to the championships for all regional teams from Ethiopia held in Hawassa that same year. Dara Kenema finished in the top four of this tournament and by virtue enter the second division of Ethiopian football, the Higher League. The name Dara Kenama was changed to Sidama Coffee as the club was the only team representing the Sidama Zone in the second division.[1]

Sidama Coffee won the second division of Ethiopian football, the Ethiopian Higher League (formerly called the National League), in the 2008-09 season (2001 E.C.)[1] earning a promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League.

In March 2018, the club sacked its manager Alemayehu Abayne after poor results and repeated clashes between himself and players on the team.[2]

Premier League

Sidama Coffee's first season in the Premier League was the 2009-10 season.

Sidama had one of their most successful campaigns in the 2016-17 season as the club was part of the title race until very late in the season before ultimately finishing 4th behind eventual champions Saint George S.C..[3]

Domestic Cup Competition

Sidama beat Arba Minch City 3-1 to lift 2016 South Castle Cup.[4] Sidama forward Addis Gidey won Most Valuable Player and Top Goal Scorer for the Tournament.[5]

Grounds

The club play there home game at rainbow international stadium. located at Hawasa southEastern of the country at 173 miles to capital city.

Former Managers

  • EthiopiaAlemayehu Abayneh
  • EthiopiaZelalem Shifraw

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
- Ethiopia GK Mesay Ayano
- Ethiopia GK Adugna Dereje
- Ethiopia DF Girum Assefa
- Ethiopia MF Abebayehu Yohannes
- Ethiopia DF Yonatan Fisseha
- Ethiopia DF Mujahid Mohamed
- Ethiopia MF Dawit Tefera
- Ethiopia MF Yosef Yohannes
- Ethiopia MF Tiritaye Demeke
- Ethiopia FW Addis Gidey
- Ethiopia DF Tesfa Elias
- Ethiopia DF Million Solomon
- Ethiopia Senday Mutukum
- Ethiopia Girma Bekele
- Ethiopia Dagem Nigussie
- Ethiopia FW Temesgen Gebresadik

Club Officials

President: EthiopiaMengistu Sasamo

Coaching and Medical Staff

Manager:Ethiopia Zeray Mulu

Assistant coach:EthiopiaYared Gemechu

First-team goalkeeping coach: EthiopiaSintayehu Gidyelhu

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ሲዳማ ቡና". hattricksport. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Takele, Tewodros (March 3, 2018). "Sidama Part Ways with Manager Alemayehu Abayne". Soccer Ethiopia.
  3. ↑ Asrat, Firew (April 25, 2017). "Sunny ascribes Sidama's good run to hard work". soka25east.
  4. ↑ Asrat, Ferew (October 16, 2016). "Sidama Coffee lift South Castle Cup". soka25east.
  5. ↑ Taddele, Omna (October 15, 2016). "Addis Gidey Shines as Sidama Bunna Crowned Champions of Castle Cup". Soccer Ethiopia.


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